JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- May Key Leader Topics
►CURRENT ISSUES/Events
· AF releases implementation plans for latest diversity, inclusion initiatives, inclusion initiatives
· Air Force senior enlisted leaders conduct full EPME review
· Do you have uniform suggestions?
· Do you have what it takes to ‘Hack the Air Force’?
All motorcycle riders/want-to-be motorcycle riders:
This year the motorcycle safety brief was left to the individual units to be completed.
If you are a former motorcycle rider and have an AFSAS account created, inform me so it can be deleted.
https://afsas.af.mil
US military begins Northern Edge 2017 joint training exercise
The US military has begun Northern Edge 2017 (NE17), a joint training exercise in Alaska to prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the Asia-Pacific region.
Airline meeting is the beginning of a long road for Air Force on pilot shortage
The Air Force’s meeting with airline companies about the service’s pilot shortage won’t end in any definitive actions.
Stop-Loss an Option for Air Force to Keep Departing Pilots
Faced with pilots leaving the Air Force in droves for the airlines, top generals are considering the option of forcing some to stay in the service against their will, a senior Air Force general told CQ Roll Call.
US Air Force could make pilots stay in service against their will amid drastic shortage – official
The US Air Force could soon be forcing pilots to stay in the service against their will, according to the chief of the military unit's Air Mobility Command. It comes amid an exodus of pilots leaving the Air Force for jobs at commercial airlines.
►MORE RESOURCES
• 477th Red Tail E-Review: http://www.477fg.afrc.af.mil/News/RedTailReview.aspx
• UTA Schedule: http://www.477fg.afrc.af.mil/Home/UTASchedule.aspx
• Early Bird Brief: http://link.defensenews.com/
• 477 FG Phone Directory (CAC Enabled): https://jber.eim.elmendorf.af.mil/OtherUnits/477FG/477%20FG%20QUICK%20REFERENCE%20STAFF%20DIRECTORY/Forms/AllItems.aspx
• JBER Life Magazine; http://www.jberlife.com/
• Airman magazine: http://www.airmanonline.af.mil/
• Military OneSource/HomeFront: http://militaryonesource.mil/
• Air Reserve Personnel Center: http://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/
• Air Force Association Scholarships: http://www.afa.org/AFA/InformationFor/Military/Scholarships